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Alt Commander v1.3

webfork on 11 Jan 2016

Alt Commander is a dual-pane file manager that includes a built-in FTP client, internal packer/unpacker for ZIP, interval viewer (for JPEG, GIF, BMP, DIB, PNG, WMF, EMF, TGA, ICO, CUR, ANI), batch rename tool, image converter, etc.

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Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch altcmd.exe.
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Jon on 2008-01-06 01:10

I am pretty ticked off at this program. I installed it, and did not like it at all. Tried to UNinstall it, and very tough. It's not on the Windows menu, no where in the XP add / remove control panel. I am using Norton, which will hopefully uninstall all of it from the registry.

Until there is an easy way to uninstall this program, absolutely beware.


Jon

Pikadude No. 1 on 2008-07-24 12:37

Uh, Jon? *None* of the programs listed on this site can be uninstalled; you just delete them when you don't want them any more.

chint2 on 2010-01-26 23:24

uh, Pikadude, FreeCommander can be uninstalled. Shows up in the control panel and has an uninstall routine. Beware of Alt Commander. Do not trust a program that does not offer uninstall or document what was done in the installation process.

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UltraManager v2.3

webfork on 11 Jan 2016
  • 4MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Fluffy

UltraManager is an all-in-one file manager, image viewer, media player, text editor and archive handler. It is built around a customizable graphic interface and includes a designer to create your own skins.

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Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: Application Folder
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and install to the default location
  2. Move all files except uninstall.exe and uninstall.log to a folder of your choice
  3. Uninstall the application
  4. Launch UltraManager.exe
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Technomancer on 2010-03-07 19:14

I wanted a file manger and saw this one. It seemed familiar but i had trouble finding a valid download link. When i found one i saw a screen shot and suddenly remembered why i hadn't already got it.
Sproaticus had the answer. It's really UGLY.
I'm going to download it and see if it really is as difficult to use though.

Technomancer on 2010-03-07 19:29

Wouldn't it be nice if, when trying to download some software, you could click on a download link and go straight to the correct download page.
I still haven't managed to download this software. Why?.
Because there's no download link. When you click on the website link it takes you to a website, (NANOCODESOFT), on which i can't find Ultramanger.
If i do a search on 'google' there are plenty of references to 'Ultramanager' but they all seem to take you to web sites that have nothing to do with 'Ultramanager' or don't work.
I managed to download a file which i thought was 'Ultramanager' but it turned out to be a single page file manager that didn't display any files.

OK, i've let some steam off now, BUT, i would recommend 'FreeCommander' over ANY of the others. It might not have media players or lights and bells, but it is excellent and easy to use and it works.

Sorry for my outburst(s) but at least i didn't swear.

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Handy File Tool v1.04

webfork on 11 Jan 2016
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Fluffy

Handy File Tool is a very fast and simple file manager. It has some internal utilities such as Renamer, Replacer and Finder. It has utilities necessary for webmasters, programmers and anybody who is concerned with computers.

Note: On exit, this application pops up a window promoting other products by the developer.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista
Writes settings to: Application folder.
Stealth: ? No
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and extract to a temporary folder
  2. Copy the contents of MAINDIR to a folder of your choice
  3. Launch HFT.EXE
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Local on 2007-07-25 04:38

Very handy, I assume it would be if it worked anyway.

All I'm getting from it is "Thank you for using HFT 1.03, please re-download it from ......"

I downloaded another copy thinking mine ,might have been corrupted but I still get the same response.

Local on 2007-08-07 07:59

Version 1.4 works.
Looks pretty good so far.
I don't think it's going to drag anyone away from their favourite explorers though

Webfork on 2008-03-31 20:17

Agree with user "Local": a promising software but very behind in terms of features and capabilities of similar tools here on PortableFreeware.

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MetaPath v4.0.13

Checker on 24 Jun 2012
  • 122KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by ashghost

Metapath is designed to be a slim file browser, set to open every file with the same application (i.e. a text editor). You can, however, change this setting so that each file opens with its Windows default application, or you can right-click on a file to choose the set application. Simple file manager actions are provided (copy, move, create link, rename, delete, save as...) along with the ability to set a filter and sort by name, file-type, size, or date.

It integrates well with Notepad2 and it's possible to add a "Browse" button to the toolbar, which brings up Metapath (if stored in the same directory.)

The setting for the "target application" (the default application with which to open every file) takes a standard relative path, but the location settings for a "quick viewer" and the "Favorites" folder do not. For example, "\Apps\UniversalViewer\Viewer.exe", but not "..\UniversalViewer\Viewer.exe".

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Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Freeware/Open Source
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch metapath.exe.
What's new?
  • Move window to default position (Ctrl+Shift+P)
  • Improved compatibility with Windows 7
  • Released x64 build of metapath.exe
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Mooncrow on 2011-08-19 17:33

This little utility does have some potential.
There are some problems though, things like it's not very portable, you can't enter 'relative' paths for things like the viewer, it needs to have a drive letter.
It doesn't show the file extensions.
If you want to use a text editor other than 'Notepad2', well, tough.
You don't seem to be able to select multiple files to copy or move.

I'll keep an eye on this, if it can be improved then i could use it.

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muCommander v1.3.0

Ennovy on 9 Jul 2023
  • 18MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 8 Jul 2023
  • Suggested by spillej

muCommander is a Java-based skinnable, tabbed file manager with a dual-pane interface. The tool connects to a many online services such as FTP, SFTP, SMB, HTTP, Amazon S3, Bonjour, HDFS (Hadoop), NFS and more. File copying includes transfer verification, rate of speed controls and transfer visualization. It can open and create a variety of archive types as well as view and modify ZIP files without recompression. The program can batch rename, change permissions/date and hash files or folders with a variety of algorithms.

Cross-platform (Mac, Linux, *BSD) and available in 27 languages.

Alternatively, X-muCommander is also available.

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Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Java Portable
Stealth: ? No. Saves some temporary information to User\LocalSettings\Temp
License: GNU GPLv3
How to extract: Download the "portable" package and see forum post for further instructions.
Similar/alternative apps: Multi Commander
What's new? See: https://github.com/mucommander/mucommander/blob/release_1_3_0/package/readme.txt
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Danix on 2011-04-08 21:37

winPenPack has released X-muCommander Portable.
Note: the JRE setup will be downloaded and installed automatically in the "Lib" directory.
http://www.winpenpack.com/en/download.php?view.1101

appsuser on 2019-12-10 09:11

This program still supports SMB 1.0, which is no longer supported by Windows 10. Very useful if you have older devices and don't want to make your Windows 10 insecure by re-enabling this protocol.

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XPlorer v0.50.113 Beta

webfork on 11 Jan 2016
  • 606KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Fluffy Bot

XPlorer is a Windows Explorer replacement that supports multiple tabs so that you can open lots of locations at the same time. You can also filter files by wildcard selection. It includes a built-in file viewer/editor, toucher and splitter/joiner.

Developer has indicated the project is currently offline.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: Application folder
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware/Open Source
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch XPlorer.exe.
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Jscott on 2009-11-17 12:01

McAfee also shows Trojan.

Long.Knight on 2009-12-05 09:49

anyone know how to contact the auther? The "Contact me" link on his website doesn't work... I thought he should know about the trojen problem... but no luck (oh and his blog is not in english, I tried to leave him a comment there also, but couldn't navigate the page properly by guess)

-just another
--Long Knight

anon on 2011-02-15 16:15

the provided url is not working, cheers !

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